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Lance Brooks, a New Berlin High School graduate who is working his way to the summer Olympics this summer, visited with Brownstown Elementary School students last Wednesday.

He is third in the USA and among the top 24 in the world at throwing the discus. Students were allowed to purchase T-shirts and have them signed by him to help support his journey to the Olympics. He is shown signing the shirt of fifth-grader Dalton Grames.

The village of Farina is gearing up for a spring cleanup day in the community, with the main focus being picking up litter along the highway and streets, and in the village parks.
Volunteers will be asked to meet at the city park on U.S. Route 57. Volunteers will be needed to walk cleanup routes, man staging areas and dispense water.
The village will provide trash bags and drinking water.

1992 – As last week’s temperatures dipped below freezing, swelling peach buds – caught off guard by the unseasonably warm weather during most of March – succumbed to the harsh cold.
The trial for a Bluff City man, Stuart Wayne Heaton, charged with the stabbing murder of a Ramsey girl, Krystal Lynn Naab, was scheduled to begin next week.
An ammonia feed system is now removing an unhealthy byproduct from the city’s water supply.

As the spring sports seasons get under way, one thing will be apparent to anyone who attends baseball, softball or track contests in Vandalia.
That one thing is that Vandalia now has some of the best facilities in the area. It's notable because not long ago, all three of those facilities were among the worst that Vandal athletes encountered during their season.

• Kendan S. Worley, 33, Croydon, Pa., was arrested on March 26 on charges of driving while his license is suspended or revoked and speeding. Bond was $1,500.
• Crystal N. Smith, 24, Salem, was arrested on March 25 on possession of up to 30 grams of cannabis and on an Effingham County warrant. Bond was $15,000.
• Vincent B. Casseday, 44, Kinmundy, was arrested on March 25 on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane usage and illegal squealing of tires. Bond was $3,000.

✔ TOPS IL 2490 will meet from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is from 9-9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Dovie Heaton-Bergin at 283-1729.
✔ TOPS IL 1872, Ramsey, will meet at the Christian Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is at 6:20 p.m., and the meeting is at 7 p.m.
Friday, March 30